The Indio Police Department will be providing Coachella Valley Music and Art Festival attendees text updates with traffic, safety, weather and emergency information.

Members of the public and festival-goers can text "COACHELLA" to 888777 to receive the alerts, according to an Indio police news release. They alerts will be sent out during both weekends of the Indio festival, April 15 and April 22.

The alerts may contain information about road closures, delays, detours, hydration locations and first aid stations, the news release said. Real-time updates will also be available should an emergency occur.

The service will also be offered during the Stagecoach Festival from April 28th through May 1 in Indio. Festival-goers as well as members of the public can text "STAGECOACH" to 888777 to receive the updates.

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